Ivatan phrasebook

Ivatan (Chirin nu Ibatan) is a Batanic branch of Austronesian language family spoken mainly in the Batanes Islands in the Philippines, and also in southern Taiwan.

Vowels

 * a
 * as in father


 * e
 * as in vowel


 * i
 * as in ease


 * o
 * as in orange


 * u
 * as in loose

Consonants

 * b
 * as in big


 * ch
 * as in cheese


 * d
 * as in did


 * f
 * as in for


 * g
 * as in goat


 * h
 * as in house


 * j
 * as in hope


 * k
 * as in kite


 * l
 * as in lamb


 * m
 * as in moon


 * n
 * as in net


 * ng
 * as in sing


 * ny
 * as in canyon


 * p
 * as in pit


 * r
 * as in rat


 * s
 * as in some


 * t
 * as in toy


 * v
 * as in vice


 * w
 * as in wow

Common diphthongs

 * aw
 * as in wow


 * iw
 * as in kiwi


 * ay
 * as in die


 * ey
 * as in day


 * oy
 * as in boy

Basics

 * Hello. :Kapian kapa nu dios. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo JAWSS)
 * Hello. (informal) : . ( )
 * How are you? :Ara ka mangu? (AH-rah kah MAH-ngoo?)
 * Fine, thank you. :Taytu ako a mapia. Dios mamajes. (TIGH-too AH-koo ah MAH-pyah. JAWSS mah-MAH-huhss)
 * What is your name? :Angu ngaran mo? (ah-NGOO NGAH-rahn maw?)
 * My name is ______ . :U ngaran ko am ______ . (oo NGAH-rahn kaw ahm _____ .)
 * Nice to meet you. : Mapya ta nasinchad ku imu. (mah-PYAH tah nah-SEEN-chahd koo EE-moo)
 * Please. : . ( )
 * Thank you. :Dios mamajes. (JAWSS mah-MAH-huhss)
 * You're welcome. : . ( )
 * Yes. :Oon. ( )
 * No. : . ( )
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : . ( )
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : . ( )
 * I'm sorry. : . ( )
 * Goodbye : .Dios mavidin (JAWSS mah-VEE-dihn)
 * Goodbye (informal) : . ( )
 * I can't speak Ivatan [well]. :  Makapaychirin aku ava su ??????       [ ]. (mah-kah-pigh-CHEE-rihn AH-koo AH-vah soo ?????? [ ])
 * Do you speak English? :Mañinglish ka? (mah-nyihng-LEESH kah?)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ( ?)
 * Help! : ! ( !)
 * Look out! : ! ( !)
 * Good morning. :Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamavukas (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo see-chah mah-VOO-kahss)
 * Good noon. :Kapian ka pa nu Dios maraw
 * Good afternoon. :Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamakuyab. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo mah-KOO-yahb)
 * Good evening. :Kapian ka pa nu Dios sichamahep. (kah-PYAHN kah pah noo see chah MAH-huhp)
 * Good night (to sleep) : . ( )
 * I don't understand. :Maintindi ku ava. (mah-een-TEEN-dee koo AH-vah)
 * Where is the toilet? : ? ( ?)

Numbers

 * 1
 * asa


 * 2
 * dadua


 * 3
 * tatdo


 * 4
 * apat


 * 5
 * dadima


 * 6
 * anem


 * 7
 * papito


 * 8
 * wawaho


 * 9
 * sasyam


 * 10
 * asa puho


 * 11
 * asa sicharua


 * 12
 * dadua sicharua


 * 13
 * tatdu sicharua


 * 14
 * apat sicharua


 * 15
 * dadima sicharua


 * 16
 * anem sicharua


 * 17
 * papito sicharua


 * 18
 * wawaho sicharua


 * 19
 * sasyam sicharua


 * 20
 * dadua puho


 * 21
 * dadwa a puho kan asa


 * 22
 * dadwa a puho kan dadwa


 * 23
 * dadwa a puho kan tatdo


 * 30
 * tatdo a puho


 * 40
 * apat a puho


 * 50
 * dadima a puho


 * 60
 * anem a puho


 * 70
 * papito a puho


 * 80
 * wawaho a puho


 * 90
 * sasyam a puho


 * 100
 * asa yatus


 * 1000
 * asa livo

Colors

 * Black
 * Mavaweng


 * Blue
 * A'sul


 * Brown
 * Chocolati


 * Dark
 * Masarih


 * Gray
 * Mavu-avo


 * Green
 * Birdi


 * Red
 * Mavayah


 * White
 * Mahilak


 * Yellow
 * Mañujama

Days

 * Sunday
 * Domingo; Lumingu


 * Monday
 * Lunis


 * Tuesday
 * Martis


 * Wednesday
 * Miyirkolis; Mirkulis


 * Thursday
 * Juibis; Juybis


 * Friday
 * Biyernis; Birnis


 * Saturday
 * Sabado; Sabalu